California Provides Restoration Funds for James Marshall Cabin
The state passes SB 920 allocating two thousand dollars to restore the cabin of James Marshall, discoverer of gold at Sutter's Mill. Marshall died August 10, 1885 at age 73 after years of poverty, having never married and once receiving a $100 monthly grant. A historian notes Marshall opened the door for Pacific immigration and the new empire on the Pacific coast.
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State of
California
James Marshall
Sutter
Marshall
Mittel
Pacific
Why Coddle Em The California Penal Code Revisions
The article notes legislative session activity with revised Penal Code provisions including eligibility for parole after 60 days for certain felons and suspended sentences with road camps or public work. It laments the absence of a state police and argues California will eventually need one despite tax and farm groups’ efforts.
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Taxpayers’ Association
California Farm Bureau Federation
California Bill Pushes Mental Tests for Drivers Licenses
An editorial notes Assembly bill 1657, approved by the Governor, to require mental capacity examinations for driver license applicants. It argues mental deficiency exists among drivers and urges thorough screening to prevent dangerous motorists from streets.
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California
Girls Attend Pomona Meet Camp Weekend Event
A group of 15 to 20 girls traveled to Pomona for a Southland groups camp and conference at the Los Angeles county fair grounds. They cooked tin can meals and toasted biscuits over outdoor fires, slept in Klondike beds, and took part in Day-in-Camp activities under Mrs. Warren L. Ashleigh’s Corona party. The program runs weekly until Aug. 29 with a barbecue finale.
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Southland
Pomona
Los Angeles County Fair Grounds
Warren L. Ashleigh
Corona
City Park
H. L. Pries
Norco
Soboba to host Southland Aquatic Meet in September
Riverside county Recreation department plans a Southern California Invitational swimming meet at Soboba Hot Springs on September 14 and 15. The event aims to attract the cream of amateur Southland talent, following county contests, with AAU events on the program and support from YMCA and regional recreation groups.
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Riverside County Recreation Department
California
Reed Making Recovery From Auto Crash Injuries
Reports from Arlington hospital say Arthur Reed, critically injured July 22 in a wreck near Banning, is making good progress and is now believed entirely out of danger.
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Arlington Hospital
Arthur Reed
Banning
Scout Benefit Draws 93 Attendees For Jamboree Aid
Boy Scouts Kenneth Whitcomb and Mack Robinson hosted a benefit dinner at the Corona American Legion hall raising $30 to support their trip to the National Jamboree in Washington Aug 21 30. They praised local supporters including Mr and Mrs Herbert Wroot Charles Lillibridge Corona Ice Co and others for gifts and help.
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Washington
Kenneth Whitcomb
Mack Robinson
Corona
American Legion Memorial Hall
Kenneth
Mack
American Legion
Auxiliary
The
Independent
Herbert Wroot
Charles Lillibridge
Jamboree Scouts Train at Camp Emerson Near Thyllwild
Four Corona Boy Scouts Kenneth Whitcomb Mack Robinson Billy Newhouse and Louis Keller left for an National Jamboree training camp program at Camp Emerson near Thyllwild after signing up 25 county Scouts for the Washington trip. The Corona group will return next Saturday.
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Corona
Washington, D.C
Camp Emerson
Thyllwild
Kenneth Whitcomb
Mack Robinson
Billy Newhouse
Louis Keller
Washington
Budget studies resume at Riverside county board meeting
Intensive budget studies begin today as Riverside county supervisors seek to curb a $400 000 increase in the tentative appropriation. They have three weeks to finish the budget and set the 1935 36 tax rate. The board plans to factor in utilities property values returned to county rolls.
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County Board of Supervisors
Riverside
Riverside County
Administration tax bill passes House with soak the rich provisions
The administration tax bill cleared the House by 232 to 96 despite a solid Republican bloc. It moves to the Senate where conference talks begin immediately with aims to bring it to the floor early next week.
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HOUSE
Washington
Senate
Japan Sells Arms to Ethiopia Sparks League Debate
Geneva reports Japan has agreed to arm Ethiopia with a contract already in force by Nipponese munitions makers. Diplomats fret as smaller League nations threaten to force a real tribunal action or risk dissolution over the Italian Ethiopian dispute.
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Geneva
Japan
Ethiopia
League of Nations
League
Tribunal of Nations
Northern Luzon Hit by Worst Floods in Years
Northern Luzon faced the worst flooding in years as heavy rains caused rivers to swell. Twenty people were reported lost or drowned while floods disrupted communications and halted transportation across the province.
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Luzon
Manila
P. I
Inquest Underway on Clyde Johnson Lynching Victim
Authorities awaited a coroner's jury decision before pursuing mob members tied to Clyde L. Johnson the confessed slayer of Dunsmuir’s police chief. Posses and officials continued futilely to locate a second suspect as the case progressed in Yreka California.
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Yreka
Calif
Clyde L. Johnson
Dunsmuir
McDaniel Named New General Manager of Mutual Orange Distributors
Bruce McDaniel, longtime general counsel and assistant to the general manager, is named general manager of Mutual Orange Distributors succeeding C. P. Early. He has led citrus industry initiatives, served as trustee of the American Institute of Cooperation, directed the National Council of Cooperatives, and prepared the 1933 brief for the national citrus industry in Washington. His work with national citrus agreements boosted California citrus through recent market downturns.
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Bruce McDaniel
Mutual Orange Distributors
C. P. Early
McDaniel
American Institute of Co-operation
National Council of Cooperatives
Washington
M.O.D
California
Picnic Plans For Women's Council At City Park
The Women's Council of the First Methodist Church invites members and friends to a picnic at the city park this Friday. The gathering aims to strengthen fellowship and enjoy a casual outdoor afternoon.
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the Women’s Council of the
First Methodist Church
Orange County Drops PWA Plan For Prado Dam Project
The Orange County Board of Supervisors withdraws PWA financing filings for the Santa Ana river control and Prado dam, shifts the effort to the Board of Army Engineers, and calls a 5 million dollar bond election to aid funding. Mitchell says county would cover about 5 million under Army Engineers. about 8 million or 55 percent under PWA. Kempke is sent to Washington to present the program to engineers.
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Public Works Administration
Santa Ana
Prado
Orange County Board of Supervisors
Board of Army Engineers
Orange County
Army Engineers
John Mitchell
Orange County Supervisors
PWA
Mitchell
A. Kempke
Washington
Jones Opens Malt Shop Reception Draws Crowds
Mr and Mrs Lester E Jones welcomed patrons at their new Malt Shop in the Marion Featherstone building on Sixth and Main. The opening weekend exceeded expectations with many bouquets and strong support noted. Jones brings six years at Woolworths Santa Ana and ice cream making experience.
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Lester E. Jones
Sixth
Main Streets
Marion Featherstone
Jones
Woolworth’s
Santa Ana
Mabey Death Shocks Corona as Nine Hurt in Crashes
Nine people were injured in traffic crashes in or near Corona over the weekend. George T. Mabey, 74, a pioneer resident, died about 24 hours after being struck by a motorcycle driven by 18 year old Albert Geith at Eighth and Belle streets. Geith was also injured and treated at home. A coroner's inquest was set for this afternoon. Four Corona residents in a separate Santa Ana canyon crash were treated at Riverside County Hospital. Leroy Ketchell of Long Beach was later arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
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Corona
George T. Mabey
Mr. Mabey
Red Albert Geith
Washburn Avenue
Eighth
Belle Streets
Mabey
Hope
West Ninth Street
F. H. Moore
Geith
Hoover-Bell
Elvina
Erick Anderson
Elsie
Matilda Spiess
Santa Ana Canyon
Leroy H. Ketchell
Long Beach
Orange County
Riverside County
Riverside County Hospital
Elvina Anderson
Ketchell
Riverside Farm Bureau Picnic Set At Fairmount Park
More than 1 000 Riverside County Farm Bureau and Home Department members will attend the annual picnic at Riverside's Fairmount Park on Thursday afternoon and evening August 8. R W Blackburn president and Roy B Wisner vice president will attend. The program includes a 3 45 p m start with women slipper kicking a humorous contest, horseshoe pitching, fat men's race, nail driving contest, buggy bucking, and an evening program featuring a milk bottle stunt and a making funny faces contest.
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Riverside County Farm Bureau and Home Department
Riverside
Fairmount Park
R. W. Blackburn
Roy B. Wisner
Call
Ina Farm Bureau Fedeerating
O. W. Stone
Augst Mayer
H. B. Richardson
R. A. Weedon
Determine Croquet Champs of City at Tourney This Week
The Corona croquet championship runs this week at City Park with senior and junior runoff matches under the City Recreation Committee. Winners advance to a county meet Sept 27 and 28 at the same park, with Mrs. Jessie Lang and William S. O'Brien directing.
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Corona
City Recreation Committee
Jessie Lang
William S. O’brien
Mexican Residents Face $40,000 Damage Suit Over Crash
A $40,000 damage suit filed in Superior court cites a collision July 10 on Magnolia avenue near the city limits. The action, brought by widow Jeronima Cruz on behalf of her six children, names Frank Curci and a man under the alias John Doe as defendants. Cruz Vargas was killed in the crash at the Averill service station between Arlington and Corona.
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Superior Court
Magnolia Avenue
Cruz Vargas
Frank Curci
John Doe
Vargas
Averill
Arlington
Corona
Riverside
Jeronima Cruz
Corona Athletes Shine in District Pentathlon Meet
Joseph Ganahl of Corona piled up 4783 points to win the senior division, improving on his county meet mark and leading Riverside county's ten top junior athletes in a district Pentathlon. Hovis Bess placed fourth with 3662 points. several others from Riverside and San Bernardino counties also earned top spots as the meet, run by the Riverside recreation department, concluded with a Riverside exhibition relay.
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Joseph Ganah
Riverside County
San Bernardino County
Young Ganahl
Hovis Bess
Los Angeles
Corona
Ganahl
John Anderson
Riverside
San Bernardino
Albert Strickland
Vincent Jacobsmeyer
Kenneth Shields
Ralph Torres
Ralph Benavinte
Harley Crouch
Bob Saville
Smith Ellison
Francis Bushman
Douglas Jordan
Harold Brown
Billy Zimmer
Robert Shirner
Riverside Recreation Department
Riverside and San Bernardino Relief Workers Split on Strike Plans
Riverside county SERA workers are unlikely to join a statewide protest set for August 13 over WPA work provisions, says SHRA director Virgil Dubs. In contrast, San Bernardino leaders of unemployed groups push a strike for 8,500 relief rolls and a downtown parade to protest WPA details, with organizers linking protests to unequal family wage impacts.
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Riverside County
SERA
New Works Progress Administration
Virgil Dubs
SHRA
San Bernardino
PWA
Dahl
Carl Rayburn
Works Relief
Works Progress
Alley Improvement Making Progress
SERA workers under City Street Superintendent Harry Pierce level and clean city alleys. After smoothing, a top coat of gravel is added. Residents praise the project as one of the most beneficial city improvements.
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SERA
Harry Pierce
City Playground Championship Clash Set on Sheridan Avenue
Washington junior high and Sheridan Avenue squads prepare for the third game of a five game city plays ground championship series. Claude Kilsday coaches the junior high team while Gilbert Enriquez leads the Washingtonians.
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Washington
Sheridan Avenue
Claude Kilsday
Gilbert Enriquez
Washingstonians
Citrus Lemons Fetch Higher Prices at Eastern Centers
Prices for Corona lemons rose at major auction hubs with quoted rates in Philadelphia New York Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati and other markets. Items listed include Jameson Sunkist Progressive Redball and Minerva brands with prices ranging from about 3.70 to 6.85 dollars per box in various grades.
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California
Queen Colony Fruit Exchange
Corona
Philadelphia
Jameson Q Sunkist
Leader Q. Redball
Minerva Q. Standard
Progressive Q. Sunkist
Corona Beauty Q. Redball
New York
Corona Beauty
Q. Redball
Baltimore
Pride of Corona Q. Sunkist
Redball
Jameson Q
Leader Q. Pecait Sae
Cinnati
Progressive Q. List
Corona Beauty Q. Rede Ball
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